Tearing and Pixelation

marlowwe · 10-15-2008, 08:48 PM

Hi,

While I was watching a movie today, my computer froze. I restarted and once I logged in found my screen experiencing massive tearing and pixelation. Here is a screenshot:

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/456/tearinglc0.jpg

After a few minutes my screen turns black for a few seconds and then lets me see again. As I move my mouse around, large patches of snow and tearing appear all over my screen and I cannot see anything.

I have switched my power cables both from my monitor and computer with new ones. I have also removed my nvidia drivers through add/remove programs and with driver cleaner and installed the latest ones. None of this resolved the issue. At the moment I am running my computer through on-board graphics.

I have a 7600GT nvidia graphics card and this: http://www.cwc-group.com/51876114.html is my power supply.

**BCCOMP** · 10-15-2008, 09:29 PM

Hi,
The PSU is at minimum or below the requirements to run this video card.
http://www.power-on.com/atx12vhp300bt.html
This could cause your issue.

A Nvidia 7600 minimim requirements are 350W with the +12V line running 18A

System Requirements:

Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps).

Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amp Amps.)

I would recommend upgrading the PSU.
Bill

10-15-2008, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
marlowwe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP Home	Tearing and Pixelation Hi, While I was watching a movie today, my computer froze. I restarted and once I logged in found my screen experiencing massive tearing and pixelation. Here is a screenshot: http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/456/tearinglc0.jpg After a few minutes my screen turns black for a few seconds and then lets me see again. As I move my mouse around, large patches of snow and tearing appear all over my screen and I cannot see anything. I have switched my power cables both from my monitor and computer with new ones. I have also removed my nvidia drivers through add/remove programs and with driver cleaner and installed the latest ones. None of this resolved the issue. At the moment I am running my computer through on-board graphics. I have a 7600GT nvidia graphics card and this: http://www.cwc-group.com/51876114.html is my power supply.

10-15-2008, 09:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
BCCOMP Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,108 OS: Win XP SP3 / Windows 7 Beta / Open Suse My System	Re: Tearing and Pixelation Hi, The PSU is at minimum or below the requirements to run this video card. http://www.power-on.com/atx12vhp300bt.html This could cause your issue. A Nvidia 7600 minimim requirements are 350W with the +12V line running 18A System Requirements: Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps). Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amp Amps.) I would recommend upgrading the PSU. Bill __________________ PC Wizard \| Everest \| Power supply info \| Memtest86+ PC Running Slow Speedfan